Camp Comfort

Camp Comfort offers swimming, fishing, ziplining, hiking, yoga, a drum circle, tie dying, arts and crafts, talent shows, s’mores, and cabin time. Campers also take part in grief workshops, therapeutic activities, recreational activities, artistic activities, and a reflective closing ceremony that families are invited to attend.

• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Two weekend-long camps and one three-day day camp each summer, plus a 7-week Sharing Circle bereavement support group
• Price: Camp Comfort weekend and day camps are free for all children with a $25 deposit per child required to hold a spot; Sharing Circle is free for all children

Camp Comfort is an award-winning bereavement camp offered each summer by Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice to address the special needs of grieving children ages 6 to 12. The program includes two weekend-long camps in the mountains and one three-day day camp in metro Denver each summer, along with Camp Comfort’s Sharing Circle, a 7-week bereavement support group for children ages 7 to 12. Founded in 1995 as Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice’s bereavement camp, Camp Comfort has served more than 2,100 grieving children ages 6 to 12.

Weekend camps are led by children’s bereavement professionals, and children’s bereavement professionals, clinical staff, and volunteers supervise campers. Grief specialists facilitate the grief workshops, a behavioral specialist is available to provide specific behavior and emotional support, and a camp nurse is available for first aid and to dispense medications. Camp Comfort uses a volunteer “buddy” system with no more than three children assigned to one adult. Meals, snacks, lodging, and recreation are provided free for all children at the weekend and day camps, with only the refundable deposit required to hold a spot. Camp Comfort is directed by Camp Comfort Director Ashley Collins and is offered by Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency.

Camp Comfort is described as an award-winning bereavement camp. Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice is Medicare and Medicaid certified for hospice and home health care and is licensed and certified by the Colorado Department of Health Facilities as a hospice and home health care provider. Mount Evans is a member of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, and its hospice program has achieved 4 of 5 stars from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and ranks 5th out of 78 hospices in Colorado based on “The Measures that Matter in Hospice Care” published by HealthPivots. Mount Evans has earned the 2024 SHPBest “Premier Performer” Caregiver Experience Award from Strategic Healthcare Programs for ranking in the top 5% out of 1,800 hospices nationwide.

Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice serves the Colorado foothills and mountain communities of Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Park counties and partners with organizations including Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce, Senior Resource Center, Conifer Area Chamber of Commerce, and Elk Run Assisted Living. Through community partners, Mount Evans offers monthly foot care and blood pressure clinics throughout its service area. One parent described Camp Comfort as “very compelling” because “we didn’t know anybody who had gone through something similar.” Another parent said, “We don’t have to be sad all the time, we can still live.” A patient described Mount Evans by saying, “When I thought I was losing everything, they showed me I wasn’t,” and another said, “Helpful. Caring. Thoughtful. Thorough. Patient. Compassionate.”

Last updated February 23, 2026.